PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
ROYAL MAIL COMMEMORATION OF SCOTLAND'S HISTORY (8 June 2015)

Motion Details

That this House marks the 50th anniversary of Royal Mail's modern Special Stamp programme; notes that 2,663 Special Stamps have been issued since July 1965 and have represented, in each year, the ever evolving society and culture of the nation; welcomes the publication of the most recent Special Stamps, which feature, among other things, the image of an old Glasgow tram, a symbol of the great city's rich and industrial heritage; further notes other Scottish towns and villages featured on the Special Stamps, including Edinburgh Castle, the Beano of Dundee, Dunblane's famous son, Andy Murray, Abbotsford's Sir Walter Scott, St Andrews beautiful golf course and Scotland's national bard, Robert Burns, of Ayrshire; and commends Royal Mail for this initiative and looks forward to further celebrating Scotland's history on Royal Mail's stamps.

Sponsored by:
Alison Thewliss (Scottish National Party)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Scottish National Party
36
73%
 
 
Independent
6
12%
 
 
Labour
3
6%
 
 
Conservative
2
4%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
1
2%
 
 
Social Democratic & Labour Party
1
2%
 
Sponsor List (49 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
SNP
Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh
SNP
Mhairi Black
SNP
Ian Blackford
SNP
Kirsty Blackman
Aberdeen North
SNP
Philip Boswell
SNP
Deidre Brock
SNP
Alan Brown
Con
Dr Lisa Cameron
SNP
Douglas Chapman
SNP
Ronnie Cowan
SNP
Angela Crawley
SNP
Martyn Day
SNP
Martin Docherty-Hughes
SNP
Stuart Blair Donaldson
Ind
Jonathan Edwards
Con
Mr Nigel Evans
Ind
Margaret Ferrier
Lab
Paul Flynn
SNP
Stephen Gethins
Arbroath and Broughty Ferry
SNP
Patricia Gibson
Lab
Mr Roger Godsiff
SNP
Patrick Grady
SNP
Peter Grant
SNP
Neil Gray
SNP
Drew Hendry
SNP
Stewart Hosie
SNP
Calum Kerr
SNP
Chris Law
Dundee Central
Ind
Angus Brendan MacNeil
SNP
Stewart Malcolm McDonald
SDLP
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Ind
Natalie McGarry
SNP
John McNally
SNP
Carol Monaghan
SNP
Gavin Newlands
SNP
Kirsten Oswald
SNP
Steven Paterson
SNP
Alex Salmond
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
SNP
Tommy Sheppard
SNP
Chris Stephens
SNP
Alison Thewliss (Sponsor)
SNP
Owen Thompson
Ind
Michelle Thomson
Lab
Keith Vaz
SNP
Mike Weir
SNP
Dr Philippa Whitford
SNP
Corri Wilson

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